ttCH, a selective inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression with antiarthritic properties

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 465, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Rojas, Javier ^a   Payá, Miguel ^a   Domínguez, José N ^b   Ferrándiz, Ma Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Chalcones; Nitric oxide (NO); Prostaglandin E2; RAW 264.7; Zymosan injected mouse air pouch

Indexed keywords

2,4,6 TRIMETHOXY 2' TRIFLUOROMETHYLCHALCONE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REDUCTION;

EID: 0037470809     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01457-2     Document Type: Article

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